SEAL CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A COMPRESSIBLE SPRING MECHANISM FOR BEARING PRELOAD - Patent 1305544

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EP 1 305 544 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/18

(21)	Application number: 00930658.0

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F16J 15/32, D06F 37/00, F16C 25/08

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0013/040

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0108/8415 (22.11.2001 Gazette 2001/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

(71)	Applicant: Trostel Ltd
	Lake Geneva, WI 53147 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PETERSON, Richard, E., Jr. East Troy, WI 53120 (US) KARCHER, Merrill, L. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lippert, Marianne et al
	Holtz Martin LippertEmil-Claar-Strasse 20 60322 Frankfurt am Main 60322 Frankfurt am Main (DE)

(54)	SEAL CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A COMPRESSIBLE SPRING MECHANISM FOR BEARING PRELOAD